I find this list much more contemporary than 50 Classic Climbs. While those climbs might be good, I'd rather get on a route with unbelievable steep splitters at 5.11 than an easier 5.8-5.9 route. Josh

It can't be that contemporary - it lists Black Ice Couloir, the climb that ceased to exist for quite a while. I love how Alex Lowe chose Grand Traverse as his favorite climb - he probably used to casually do it as day outings...

I've wanted to get that book for a while, definitely a cool list of routes there.

I've only done two of them, the Original Route on Rainbow Wall in Red Rocks, and Primrose Dihedrals in Canyonlands. I almost did the Grand Wall, but rain messed up our plans.

That list does seem a bit skewed toward Red Rocks, too.

i got this book for 50 cents last year at a thrift store. actually, i bought two at that price and gave one to my favorite climbing partner. some book store must have dumped some copies, because there were five on the shelf!!!

I find this list much more contemporary than 50 Classic Climbs. While those climbs might be good, I'd rather get on a route with unbelievable steep splitters at 5.11 than an easier 5.8-5.9 route. Josh

It can't be that contemporary - it lists Black Ice Couloir, the climb that ceased to exist for quite a while. I love how Alex Lowe chose Grand Traverse as his favorite climb - he probably used to casually do it as day outings...

There is no probably about it.....Alex Lowe held the speed record for the GT for a long time.

It took super alpinist Rolando Garibotti and a 3 times in 2 weeks effort to break it.....well smash it really. Rolo's time is fairly amazing.

Thanks for the info. I just did some search and found Rolando's personal account of it: http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc=en_US&sct=US&assetid=29179 my hips and knees just cringed reading it!

I hate to be a boob (actually no pun intended since its on Bobbi Bensmans choice), but I thought that Rainbow Wall Original was ok at best ....maybe I was just expecting more from it. The Rostrum was good IMHO. I'm surprised no one mentioned Moonlight Buttress.

Many of the other routes are very high on my list such as, All Along the Watchtower, Romantic Warrior, Bird Brain,